A trait or charastic that allows an organism to survive in its local hapitat is a/an
1. fitness
2. evolution
3. natural selection
4. adaptation
(I was thinking the answer was #1, but couldn't it be all of these? Please help. Thanks)
2006-12-04 07:45:55 · 7 answers · asked by wendy h 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
4. adaptation.
The other three choices are not traits or characteristics
2006-12-04 07:47:59 · answer #1 · answered by joanmazza 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It's #4, adaptation.
Animals adapt to their habitat.
Fitness is generally a term used with evolution when saying survival of the fittest, evolution would be if many animals developed a characteristic throughout a few generations and natural selection is the same thing as survival of the fittest, which doesn't make any sense in the context.
2006-12-04 15:57:25 · answer #2 · answered by Lime745 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes I think its 4. Adaptation because it's referring to it's LOCAL habitat. Organisms adapt to their local environment. It will then over time evolve and those that adapt will survive by natural selection . I'm not sure where fitness comes in but I suppose a very fit organism will be able to adapt.
2006-12-04 15:52:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its 4, and the keyword in the question is 'local'.
Fitness is helpful everywhere. Evolution and Natural selection shape what species have survived.
Adaptation to the specific local conditions is what lets a given species continue.
2006-12-04 15:49:28 · answer #4 · answered by kheserthorpe 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Both fitness and adaptation are characteristics - evolution and natural selection are the theoretical processes that propose the effectiveness of these characteristics.
2006-12-04 15:51:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
fitness is the ability for an organism to survive and and reproduce in its immediate environment. I know that adaption sounds right but i am right and so are you!!!
2006-12-04 15:50:57 · answer #6 · answered by thesunnshynne 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would opt for 4.. adaption.
If it can't adapt it wouldn't be fit enough to evolve or naturally selected.
2006-12-04 15:54:37 · answer #7 · answered by Tapestry6 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋